--- a/runtime/ftplugin/spec.vim
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/spec.vim
@@ -73,23 +73,23 @@ if !exists("*s:SpecChangelog")
 		let chgline = -1
 		while (line <= line("$"))
 			let linestr = getline(line)
-			if (name == "" && linestr =~? '^Name:')
+			if name == "" && linestr =~? '^Name:'
 				let nameline = line
 				let name = substitute(strpart(linestr,5), '^[	 ]*\([^ 	]\+\)[		]*$','\1','')
-			elseif (ver == "" && linestr =~? '^Version:')
+			elseif ver == "" && linestr =~? '^Version:'
 				let verline = line
 				let ver = substitute(strpart(linestr,8), '^[	 ]*\([^ 	]\+\)[		]*$','\1','')
-			elseif (rel == "" && linestr =~? '^Release:')
+			elseif rel == "" && linestr =~? '^Release:'
 				let relline = line
 				let rel = substitute(strpart(linestr,8), '^[	 ]*\([^ 	]\+\)[		]*$','\1','')
-			elseif (linestr =~? '^%changelog')
+			elseif linestr =~? '^%changelog'
 				let chgline = line
 				execute line
 				break
 			endif
 			let line = line+1
 		endwhile
-		if (nameline != -1 && verline != -1 && relline != -1)
+		if nameline != -1 && verline != -1 && relline != -1
 			let include_release_info = exists("g:spec_chglog_release_info")
 			let name = s:ParseRpmVars(name, nameline)
 			let ver = s:ParseRpmVars(ver, verline)
@@ -100,20 +100,20 @@ if !exists("*s:SpecChangelog")
 
 		call s:GetRelVer()
 
-		if (chgline == -1)
+		if chgline == -1
 			let option = confirm("Can't find %changelog. Create one? ","&End of file\n&Here\n&Cancel",3)
-			if (option == 1)
+			if option == 1
 				call append(line("$"),"")
 				call append(line("$"),"%changelog")
 				execute line("$")
 				let chgline = line(".")
-			elseif (option == 2)
+			elseif option == 2
 				call append(line("."),"%changelog")
 				normal j
-				chgline = line(".")
+				let chgline = line(".")
 			endif
 		endif
-		if (chgline != -1)
+		if chgline != -1
 			let tmptime = v:lc_time
 			language time C
 			let parsed_format = "* ".strftime(format)." - ".ver."-".rel
@@ -122,16 +122,16 @@ if !exists("*s:SpecChangelog")
 			let wrong_format = 0
 			let wrong_release = 0
 			let insert_line = 0
-			if (getline(chgline+1) != parsed_format)
+			if getline(chgline+1) != parsed_format
 				let wrong_format = 1
 			endif
-			if (include_release_info && getline(chgline+2) != release_info)
+			if include_release_info && getline(chgline+2) != release_info
 				let wrong_release = 1
 			endif
-			if (wrong_format || wrong_release)
-				if (include_release_info && !wrong_release && !exists("g:spec_chglog_never_increase_release"))
+			if wrong_format || wrong_release
+				if include_release_info && !wrong_release && !exists("g:spec_chglog_never_increase_release")
 					let option = confirm("Increase release? ","&Yes\n&No",1)
-					if (option == 1)
+					if option == 1
 						execute relline
 						normal 

 						let rel = substitute(strpart(getline(relline),8), '^[	 ]*\([^ 	]\+\)[		]*$','\1','')
@@ -171,13 +171,13 @@ if !exists("*s:ParseRpmVars")
 	let ret = ""
 	while (1)
 		let start = match(a:str, "\%{", end+1)
-		if (start == -1)
+		if start == -1
 			let ret = ret . strpart(a:str, end+1)
 			break
 		endif
 		let ret = ret . strpart(a:str, end+1, start-(end+1))
 		let end = match(a:str, "}", start)
-		if (end == -1)
+		if end == -1
 			let ret = ret . strpart(a:str, start)
 			break
 		endif
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ if !exists("*s:ParseRpmVars")
 		execute a:strline
 		let definestr = "^[ \t]*%\\(define\\|global\\)[ \t]\\+".varname."[ \t]\\+\\(.*\\)$"
 		let linenum = search(definestr, "bW")
-		if (linenum != 0)
+		if linenum != 0
 			let ret = ret .  substitute(getline(linenum), definestr, "\\2", "")
 		endif
 	endwhile